April 14 – 16, 2008 Empire State Plaza Convention Center Albany, New York
Join Windustry in Albany, NY for the premier national conference bringing economic development, agriculture and wind energy together to advance opportunities for locally-owned clean energy production and rural economic development. We will share experiences and information to harness the growing momentum for new models, new policies and new projects.
What to expect at Community Wind
Energy 2008: See what it takes to put a wind project together.
Hear how barriers to the full utilization of the Federal Production Tax Credit are being overcome by the “little guysâ€. Learn from wind turbine manufacturers, local elected officials, financers and large and small wind developers. Explore community wind as a tool for taking local action to address climate change while keeping your energy dollars local. Get familiar with the full spectrum of wind turbine manufacturers—from residential to midsize and large commercial scale machines. Expand your personal wind energy resource network—meet and greet wind energy folks from many sectors of the industry. Take a tour of a premier community wind project. Hear from policy makers and advocates about policies that work for wind energy development and how to support them. Share your experiences with others working on wind projects.
What is Community Wind?
Community wind is locally owned, commercial-scale wind projects that optimize local benefits. Locally owned means that one or more members of the local community has a significant direct financial stake in the projects other than through land lease payments, tax revenue or other payments in lieu of taxes.
Who will attend?
Rural landowners, farmers, ranchers, economic development experts, elected officials, business leaders, tribal representatives, bankers, local planners, community leaders, legal and utility professionals, students, teachers and anyone else interested in knowing how wind may fit in their community.
For More Information
Phone: 612.870.3461
Toll free: 800.946.3640
E-mail: info@windustry.org
Web: www.windustry.org
I, just today, started investigating the feasibility of our community (350 homes) owning its own wind co-op. Since we are a small community I am hoping a single large turbine could give us all we need and some to sell to the grid. This is the first site I have found on this subject. It looks promising as I was not aware that it had even been done before. So I am encouraged that we may be on the right track. My main concerns are space, financing, and operation/maintenance costs. I know the technology is there but maybe not economically feasible just yet.
Hi Jim be sure to check out http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/01/31/community-based-renewable-energy/
And do keep us informed about your progress I would love to highlight your successes if you have them!